# CVE-2025-49493: XML external entity in CloudTest

> An attacker can exploit XML External Entity injection in Akamai CloudTest to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g536-463c-q7r3

## What is CVE-2025-49493?

CVE-2025-49493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akamai CloudTest, published on 30 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Akamai CloudTest before 60 2025.06.02 (12988) allows file inclusion via XML External Entity (XXE) injection.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49493?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-49493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-49493 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-49493 exists.

Public exploit code:

- This is a Python-based exploit for CVE-2025-49493, which affects Akamai CloudTest versions before 60 2025.06.02 (12988). The vulnerability allows for XML External Entity (XXE) injection through the SOAP service endpoint. (github_poc): https://github.com/sh4den/CVE-2025-49493
- Akamai CloudTest < 60 2025.06.02 - XML External Entity (XXE) (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-49493.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-49493 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-49493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akamai CloudTest, published on 30 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-49493 exists.

Affected product: Akamai CloudTest. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49493/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49493/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49493
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49493
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49493

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49493/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.